A shooting spree erupted in Kashmir, northern India, on Tuesday (local time), a disputed territory between India and Pakistan. At least 24 people were killed in indiscriminate shooting of tourists in Pahalgam, a resort in Indian Kashmir, AFP reported, citing a police official. Authorities said they were trying to determine the exact number of victims, and accused "the person who committed this attack is an inhumane and contemptible beast." Police suspected it was an armed terrorist attack against Indian rule in the area. The militant group claimed responsibility through social...

Terrorists opened fire against crowds of tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 27 people in the worst attack on civilians in the area for years. The rampage unfolded at Baisaran, a scenic resort near Pahalgam, in the north-east of the region, known for its pine-clad hills and sweeping valleys. It draws in thousands of visitors from across India and abroad every year. Gunmen in military fatigues sprayed bullets on holidaymakers in one of the valleys with automatic rifles from three directions, eyewitnesses told The Telegraph. They also said the...

SRINAGAR — A large number of tourists were killed or wounded Tuesday after suspected militants opened fire in a popular mountain town in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to officials in the region. The death toll was still unclear late Tuesday, with estimates in local media ranging from 20 to 27 and no official count provided. Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, wrote on X that “the death toll is still being ascertained,” but went on to describe the attack as “much larger than anything we’ve seen directed at...

Many people are feared to have died after terrorists indiscriminately fired at tourists at Baisaran meadows 5km from Pahalgam, the first big attack on tourists in years. Locals said more than 500 tourists were at the spot when the attack took place. Also Read: Modi vows justice for Pahalgam victims, says ‘rhose behind it will not be spared’ Prashant Satpathy, an accounts assistant with Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology in Balasore district, had arrived in Kashmir on April 19 with his wife Priyadarshini Satpathy and their 11-year-old son....

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least 20 people were feared dead after suspected militants opened fire on them in India's Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, with officials saying it was one of the deadliest such attacks in recent times. Here is a look at major attacks over the years in India's only Muslim-majority region, where Islamist militants have fought security forces for decades. At least 11 people were injured when militants threw a grenade at security personnel in a crowded flea market in the main city of...

“The death toll is still being ascertained so I don’t want to get into those details,” he said. Initial reports said shots were fired at mostly Indian tourists visiting Baisaran meadow, some 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the disputed region’s resort town of Pahalgam. Police and officials said tourists with gunshot wounds were evacuated to local hospitals. The scene of the attack was cordoned off as police launched an operation to track down the attackers. India’s home minister, Amit Shah, is heading to Srinagar, the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir,...

At least six to seven tourists were injured in a terrorist attack in Pahalgam's Baisaran in Jammu and Kashmir. Personnel of Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police (Representational Image.) According to PTI, gunshots were heard in Baisaran valley in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, following which security forces rushed there, police said on Tuesday. Initial reports suggested a possible terror attack at a site frequented by tourists, they said. Security forces have been rushed to the area, and an operation is currently underway. The area is...